Worker&#39;s thread kit



Sept; 7, 1943. F. CORDER WORKERS THREAD KIT Filed Nov. 26, 1941 R M a m n m M WW m y W A k 5 DY e B M WM y Patented S P 17,1943

met 2th was; it, tthen clit it to will ena'blea woi ker -to haveavailablefiof ihstant use, a large varity ofdiifereht cdlofiedthreads or fyams'nf desire'clllength.

i these threads be instantly available if; time: and te'fiort arezndt'to be wastedi' ic erries on sp'odls ready for use whereas "thes'ilk, I v

although likewise on spools, must be wa x'ed befote i I hiding in seeder-t0 preserve it aga inst unravelling;

ilarge vaiiietymf :ce'lors ands'ince she also wespenstble for .vmxing the thread, i't 'is' the machine 7 length and-himdthe :flerigifihs together at the men-tar. 'Th*harik; thiis madegis feldednipenitseltand pushed up through 'the use ends *a' hole :the eouer iof- La ibex' ith Ldamgling down has its interior. "Ti he pm- Leedume ;is ifellowed the eak thread w ether looilomslse that when the wor k erhas her i ea'd y use'iit will .oentain perhaps seventy-live to ltrselectiindiwidnal threads m the deshledshades as eneguiredm i n 1 box top wear, the frictional hold-mg iifect diminisheswvi-th the resnltythat longbefore last hpeads; in the hanks have been heed, they fall )dOWn into the hex and become hapelessly ena tangledwiththe threadsnintheyyhankslwhichfhave snifei ed the saeiate, Ratherthah trouble? themselves tosalvage thetangled threads, the" workersdiscard it. t' i It has been conservatively estimated that in the name lmndlmed hanks of silk ithread, al l of difierent timb e, amdfiwhe'azh have :a ieep' pncrjecting u-p beyond the cover of the box so that the worker can "hanks eat fReferringto'the d awing: 1 A j "Fig, 1 is apei spective View of an'i mpreved kit w a d a i i f v- Y W'mhis'mv nhon relates to wereers eit 3d I thread yam, br'the like, and-of achamter that Ame- "istpifovide d a kit which will euminate these losses "entiflyj and whirili because of its ameraman and durability will result in "and a cover in 'plaee'whieh jhasibeentpartially a" vertical longitudinal seetiqnal ----2'.of"Fig. 3;

view of the Eieff' wateredtamed-t1the itienjal j,vi'ewthroughan end portion of the improved kittnea the bottom.

ithe box-is fornie'd with three compartments 15,16

stant'ial'ly smaller than the two end ebmpartments which preferably are the same size.

lThefbexis formed of ajdurable maltei'ialjsuch aswopd, 131111 "the cover l' l above the two end 1 compartments l6 and I] drilled with a pluralji'ty ofhQjles '2'0 toaccommodate hanks 21 of thread if fierentwarie iQepsare'tied toscrew eyes 23, threadedinto the "cover and located oneadjapent each of the holes 25. Since thehank are thu positively secured in pl'aceit isan'impossibility for them 110118111 mto fth box, and becomeqentangled one j with another. The'result is that theworker can ilseever'y thread in the hank; \Itwill be understoda," riaurse, that when the kit isin use the tob'll will be closed down and preferably secured by a lateh Z4 and that the workerwillselect a i k t hew! in Figfgl; Qwithjfihe eoygxfiemwqt a part of, the lid of the are prepared in it qlisual manhei fi. e., the thread is waxed, eutto 'propeiglength and thelengths bound together at the eenter bye-loop bf cord 22. Then thehanks, 'a't tlie'itjolded centers, are pushed upwardly through holes 2e but; instead of elyinefup on jrietfi'n to hold them in place; the ends of the ment of friction permits the kit to be made of a rigid and consequently durable material having long life andpermits also the use of holes 20 of substantial diameter so that the hankscan be made of a greater number of threads than would 7 otherwise be the case. In other words, the worker will be able to use the kit for a longer period with-1, out reloading. Indeed, the only limitation uponthe size of the holes 20. and consequently the size of the hanks 2i accommodated by them,is the total size of the box which must be reasonable for the workers use and the number of different color or character banks the Worker must have ,7

available. Another advantage flows from the fact 1. that should the hanks tend to work up out of the holes, the worker can open the lid and pull them down since, of course, they are anchored to the eye 23}. This will prevent the thread loops above the lid from becoming confused with threads of different hanksso that the worker will not inadvertentl select one thread where'the intention is to select another.

Provision is also madeinthe thegimp so that it will always be convenient to the worker.

.Formerly, the spools of gimp were left loose on the work bench for the worker'to cutoff the desired lengths-as'needed. I Frequently the spools were mislaid, dropped on the floor or have some other mischanc-e befall them, resulting in much I inconvenience and loss of time. The central compartment in the present kit provides ahandy and relatively permanent locationforIthegimp. It accommodates two spools of gimp 25 and these are provided'with a mandrel 2 6, the ends of which project beyond the spool faces and are "received in vertical slots 2'! formed in the opposed walls l8 and IQ of the central compartment (Figs; 2-

and 3). The slotsterniinate in shoulders at t eir lower ends to; furnish bearings for the mandrel at a level which will permit the spools freely to rotate as .th'egimp ends are pulled. The free end I of ,the gimp from the front spool passes out through ahole 28 in the adjacentfront wall, [2

of the kit while that ,of the rear spool passes'out binding means for the hanks and the ring in turn fastened by some suitable device to the yes. It

is to be understood, therefore, that the invention is not limited to any specific form or embodiment, except insofar as such limitations are specified in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A workers thread kit comprising a rigid member forming one wall of a compartment and 'provid'edwith a plurality of'holes to accommodate a corresponding plurality of thread hanks,

the individual threads of which areadapted to be doubled upon themselves and the doubled 7 ends extended through the corresponding holes n so as to present a loop, means for binding the individualthreads of each hank together at the loop, and a'screw eye associated with each of said holes and threaded into said member in its outer surface to provide an anchorage for the bindin means outside the compartment whereby [the hanks, as well as the individual threads thereof are prevented from dropping through the holes into the compartment. 2. A workers thread kit comprising an apertured member provided with at least one aperture, of a, size to loosely accommodate the several strands of thread hanks, the individual threads of which are doubled upon themselves, and the looped ends of whichare extended through the aperture and beyond the surface of said member, anchor means disposed angularly with respect to a surface of said member adjacent the I aperture thereof, a separate binding member looped through the projecting looped end of saidhank and secured to said anchor means for supporting said hank from its looped end-loosely in said aperture and preventing-displacement of through a hole 29 in the adjacent rear wall. The

worker pulls the gimp through the hole with the required amount. can be cut off.

.In order to prevent access to the kit by those Qother than the worker, particularly in) the workerfs absence,;.the kit is fastened to the bench at the workers position by screws 3!] located one at each cornero'f the kit and whichpa'ss' through holes in'the bottom and are threaded into the underlying; bench. A cover 3| consisting of .top, .front, rearand end wa1ls,jis plac'edoyer the kit and is secured to the bench by'hasps 32 fastened to the end walls of the cover and which are slotted to cooperate with staples 33-which are fastened has been shown merel in preferred form and by way' of example, but obviously many variations and modifications may be made therein which will still be comprised within its spirit.. For; in- ,stance, a snap ring of metal could be used as the said projecting looped end of said hank from said member. t

3; A workers thread kit comprising arigid .member provided-with a plurality of apertures, each of a size to loosely'accommodate the several strands of thread hanks, the individual 1 threads ofwhich are doubled upon themselves andthe looped ends of which are extended through the aperture and beyond the surface of said member, anchor means extending from one surface of said member in a direction substantially at right angles thereto and having a looped part passable through the'looped'end -of said hank providing means for supporting said hank from its looped end loosely. in said aperture and preventing displacement of said projecting looped end of said hank from said member forming one wall of a compartment and provided with a plurality of apertures, each of said apertures being of a size to loosely accommodate the several strands of thread hanks, the individual threads of which are doubled upon themselves, and the looped ends of which j are extended through the aperture and beyond the surface of said member, and means extend ing from'the outer surface of said member and located adjacent to said apertures providing an anchor for a flexible member, and a flexible member attached to said anchor means and passed through the projecting looped end of 1; said hank for supporting said hank from its f looped end loosely in one of said apertures.

MINNIE FEDERMAN CORDER, 

